insert_link Music The Big Sean Foundation Has ‘Moguls in the Making’ Sean "Big Sean" Anderson, states the issue at the beginning of a short documentary from Ally that debuts today: "Thirteen percent of the American population is black, but only one percent of VC (venture capital) backed startups have black founders. The Moguls in the Making program is out to change that." The documentary captures the intensity of the Moguls in the Making program as Historically Black College and University (HBCU) […] todaySeptember 24, 2019
insert_link Classic Hits Janet Jackson Revisits Rhythm Nation 1814 A&M/UMe and Janet Jackson are proud to announce the release of Rhythm Nation 1814: The Remixes, which will be made available across digital platforms for the first time on September 20. The digital-only reissues of these nine historic remix mini-albums honor the 30th anniversary of one of Ms. Jackson's most successful albums, Rhythm Nation 1814. Released on September 19, 1989, Rhythm Nation 1814 ultimately went 12x platinum worldwide and spawned […] todaySeptember 23, 2019
insert_link CHR A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie and Liam Payne Collab on New Track ‘Stack It Up’ On Wednesdsay, September 18th, Liam Payne and A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie dropped their collaboration tit;e "Stack It Up". The rapper and the former One Direction member came together for a club ready track. “So if ya wanna/ Stack it up, man you gotta work for it/ (I-I-I-I-I-I)/ Ain’t nobody gonna be doin’ it for ya/ (I-I-I-I)/ I got dreams and I got time/ But that ain’t enough to get […] todaySeptember 20, 2019
insert_link Music Orice Jenkins is Going on Tour with Northeast’s First “Street Choir” For the past year and a half 30 Hartford residents who are homeless or housing/food insecure have come together to make music at "Cleo's Place", the street name for a soup kitchen beneath Christ Church Cathedral. They gather to sing soulful renditions of popular songs like Hey Jude or Lean on Me, and they sing often for community events downtown. Now this group, called the Music Moves Hartford Street Choir, […] todaySeptember 19, 2019
insert_link Music Lil Yachty Slated to Headline “Destination: Atlanta” "Destination: Atlanta," an immersive, one-day music event created by Journeys and adidas Originals today announced Lil Yachty as the headliner for their second annual festival on September 28 in Atlanta. The GRAMMY-nominated rapper will take the main stage and perform fan favorites at the Georgia Freight Depot in downtown Atlanta. Lil Yachty, also known as "Lil Boat," is a 22-year-old Atlanta native, known for shifting views around rap by embracing […] todaySeptember 18, 2019
insert_link Music Young Thug Drops New Music Video for ‘Just How It Is’ Despite the rapper revealing that he underwent a recent surgery, Young Thug dropped a new project, an artistic new music video for his new song, "Just How it Is". The track is featured on his latest album, So Much Fun, which skyrocketed to the top of the Billboard 200, with nine of the tracks ranking on the Hot 100. "Just How It Is" debuted at Number 60. The visual began […] todaySeptember 17, 2019
insert_link Active Rock N*E*R*D’s ‘In Search Of…’ Revisited For Urban Legends’ New Deluxe 4LP Vinyl Edition N*E*R*D's debut album, In Search Of…, was first released in Europe on August 6, 2001. The album's first edition featured mainly electronic instrumentation for its 13 tracks. On March 12, 2002, N*E*R*D released a new version of In Search Of… worldwide, with the original album's electronic soundscape replaced by instruments played by funk-rock band Spymob. For the first time, In Search Of…'s "electronic version" and "rock version" have been paired, […] todaySeptember 16, 2019
insert_link Music Freddie Jackson, Yolanda Adams, Tamia and More Celebrated at Black Music Honors The highly anticipated 4th Annual 2019 Black Music Honors hosted by television and radio personality Rickey Smiley and Grammy® Award-winner and actress LeToya Luckett-Walker is currently airing in national broadcast syndication. The star-studded show was taped live at The Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre in Atlanta, GA. Honoree Xscape, received the Urban Music Icon Award presented by AT&T for the platinum selling quartet group's 25 years in the industry. Chart-topping […] todaySeptember 13, 2019
insert_link Music Post Malone Drops Music Video ‘Saint-Tropez’ On Wednesday, September 11th, Post Malone delivered a scenic visual from the project with solo cut "Saint-Tropez." Despite the new material being released, Malone also made some history. Posty and Swae Lee's "Sunflower" anthem broke the record for most weeks in the top 10 of the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart after securing a record-breaking 45th week. The rapper starts the visual off with several picturesque landscapes along the French Riviera throughout […] todaySeptember 12, 2019